Think Inclusive

Watch the episode on YouTube How Race and Disability Shape Inclusive Education | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Dr. Zerek Mayes — Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at a private school in Chicago, Illinois. Dena Slanda — Faculty at the University of Central Florida, working on teacher preparation grants through the Office of Special Education […]

Watch the episode on YouTube Honoring Intersectionality: LGBTQIA+ and Disabilit | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Amanda Darrow — Director of Youth, Family, and Education at the Utah Pride Center. She holds an M.Ed. and a B.S. in Clinical & Counseling Psychology from Westminster College (Salt Lake City). Her work focuses on helping homes, schools, […]

Watch the episode on YouTube The Best of Think Inclusive Volume 2 | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Episode Summary This “Best of” episode features four powerful clips: a never‑before‑released conversation with Lou Brown from 2019; plus highlights with Katie Novak, Alfie Kohn, and Cheryl Jorgensen. Together they tackle enduring questions—why inclusive placements outperform […]

Watch the episode on YouTube Anthony Ianni on Autism, Basketball, and Breaking | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Anthony Ianni is a national motivational speaker and autism self‑advocate, and the first known NCAA Division I men’s basketball player with an autism diagnosis. He played for the Michigan State Spartans, earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from […]

Watch the episode on YouTube Inside Belchertown State School and How It Changed | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Howard Shane, Ph.D. — Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Autism Language Program at Boston Children’s Hospital. A pioneer in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), Dr. Shane has designed numerous computer applications […]

Watch the episode on YouTube What Is Self-Determination? Exploring the SDLMI wi | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Karrie Shogren — Director of the Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities and Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas. Sheida Raley — Assistant Research Professor at the Kansas University Center on Developmental […]

By Charles Walters What do you think of when you hear the term “self-determination?” Perhaps the first thing that comes to your mind involves the specific skills that we have come to associate with self-determined behavior. These are things like self-advocacy, problem solving, and choice making, to name a few. In this reflex to associate […]

Watch the episode on YouTube Reimagining Special Education: Jenna Rufo on How I | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Dr. Jenna Rufo is an author, educator, and inclusive education consultant who founded empowerED School Solutions to help districts implement inclusive practices. She previously served as a special education administrator, director, and assistant superintendent, after beginning her […]

Watch the episode on YouTube Michael McSheehan on Building Inclusive Schools wi | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Michael McSheehan is the owner and lead technical assistance provider at Evolve and Effect, LLC. He partners with schools, districts, and state agencies nationwide to strengthen inclusive education by braiding MTSS (Multi‑Tiered System of Support) and UDL (Universal Design for Learning). […]

Watch the episode on YouTube What to Say When Families Think Segregated Special | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Janice Fialka — Author, social worker, and longtime activist; mom of two adult children, including Micah, who lives interdependently in Syracuse and was featured in the film Intelligent Lives. (Emma—her daughter—is a school principal in Boston.) Sara […]